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<font size=3>Hi Avery,<br>
S4 6'3'' S6 6.10'' Both hand crafted pianos, about twice the price of a
similar sized C Series piano.<br>
The S4 is generally exceptional by any manufacturers standard. And
significantly superior to any thing new that I have see from S &
S.<br>
Nip and tuck to the Shigeru. Don you are not allowed to quote
me.<br>
Both Japanese manufacturers do an out standing job with price, vs
quality, vs value. You gets what you pay for.<br>
Sweeping general statements, are usually ill informed statements, as is
the case here.<br>
I agree with all of your comments.<br>
Regards Roger<br><br>
At 02:43 PM 3/5/2006, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">William,<br><br>
I totally agree. The only thing I don't like about the new ABS actions is
that<br>
it's SO dark in there! :-)<br><br>
What is the Yamaha S series? Better than the C? And the Shigeru's are
great!<br><br>
Avery<br><br>
At 01:07 PM 3/5/2006, you wrote:<br>
>Patrick,<br>
><br>
>Respectfully disagree. I find the newer Kawais, particularly
the RX's to be<br>
>very nice if properly voiced and regulated from the factory.
The Shigeru's,<br>
>of which I have seen a few - very nice. Some of the best,
IMO. Yes, with<br>
>or above the Yamaha S series.<br>
><br>
>As for the new action parts, "black ABS" being just plain
weird, someone<br>
>probably said that about the double-escapement grand action that
Erard came<br>
>up with. The action parts BTW are Carbon-impregnated ABS.
I think they are<br>
>the cat's meow. Just my opinion. ABS in general, is found
to be stronger,<br>
>more dimensionally stable, among other things.<br>
><br>
>Regards,<br>
>William R. Monroe<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>----- Original Message -----<br>
>From: "PIANISSIMO PIANOFORTE S.L."
<patrick@pianospianissimo.com><br>
>To: <deanmay@pianorebuilders.com>; "Pianotech List"
<pianotech@ptg.org><br>
>Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 12:16 PM<br>
>Subject: Kawai vs. Yamaha. was: near impossible tuning<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> > Dale wrote: I really like the Kawai grands in
general. The tone is far<br>
> > more interesting than it other Japanese competitor & I can
do wonderful<br>
> > things with the voicing .<br>
><br>
>For me, (and i'm sure many others will agree) Kawai's are not
very<br>
>consistent in tone. Some are really nice, many are not. Yamaha's
arent<br>
>that consistent either, but at least the sound doesnt
"distort" when<br>
>played louder. As Dale just said, with most Kawais all you get is
NOISE<br>
>after a second of sustain. Even though many kawais seem like they
have a<br>
>very nice tone when you first play one, it doesnt last!<br>
><br>
> > These are pianos with original hammers that have probably never
had a<br>
> > needle<br>
> > stuck in them. Is this a hammer/voicing problem?<br>
><br>
>hmm... most yamahas ive seen havent either been neddled and they dont
have<br>
>that problem<br>
><br>
>We import many used Yamahas and Kawais, and the difference in quality
is<br>
>clear, the materials and the way yamahas are made are much better by
FAR.<br>
>Starting out with the casework for instance, while kawai lyres just
fall<br>
>to bits even if only a few months old, i have never seen or heard of
a<br>
>yamaha lyre loosen. The castors, the bolts and screws, etc, kawai
ones<br>
>just scream the words "cheap n nasty", no matter how many
times you do and<br>
>undo yamaha bolts/screws, they'll still keep the thread and the heads
wont<br>
>become useless. On older uprights is not uncommon to see rusty
colums<br>
>(legs) as they where made of metal. And on newer ones made of
plastic,<br>
>they kind of bend! We have now stopped using kawais for concert
hire<br>
>because of these things and of course tuning stability is far
superior on<br>
>yamahas.<br>
><br>
>Action-wise (kawai).... what's all that plastic doing there??? might
be ok<br>
>when new, but when you need to replace stuff... pedal mechanisms
often<br>
>make all sorts of noises... etc etc. The only thing i can think of
right<br>
>now that i really like on kawai grands is the screw adjustment for
the<br>
>springs on whippens, quick and delightful to regulate with those! BTW
the<br>
>new black ABS plastic whippens are just weird!!<br>
><br>
>Havent seen the Shigeru models yet, are they any better? Don't think
they<br>
>can beat the Yamaha S series, can they?<br>
><br>
>Patrick<br>
><br>
><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > I don't get it. Most all of the Kawai grands I tune (which
aren't that<br>
> > many)<br>
> > I don't really care much for. Since there aren't any new Kawais
being sold<br>
> > in this area most of the ones I encounter are 10 plus years old
of the KG<br>
> > variety, a couple of GS, one GS-70. I don't like the sustain.
With the<br>
> > sustain pedal on when playing an arpeggio the sound quickly
fades into<br>
> > white<br>
> > noise and one cannot discern what scale was just played. I've
done some<br>
> > experimenting even, hitting individual notes across the scale
with an f<br>
> > blow<br>
> > and I get about a second of tone before there is only
noise.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > These are pianos with original hammers that have probably never
had a<br>
> > needle<br>
> > stuck in them. Is this a hammer/voicing problem?<br>
> ><br>
> > Dean<br>
> ><br>
> > Dean
May
cell 812.239.3359<br>
> ><br>
> > PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272<br>
> ><br>
> > Terre Haute IN 47802<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > -----Original Message-----<br>
> > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" eudora="autourl">
mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On<br>
> > Behalf<br>
> > Of Erwinspiano@aol.com<br>
> > Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 10:18 AM<br>
> > To: pianotech@ptg.org<br>
> > Subject: Re: near impossible tuning<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Dittos Roger<br>
> ><br>
> > Ed Normally I find Kawai a very stable
piano. I tuned a Kg-2 the other<br>
> > day & I had not tuned it for 3 years. Except
for being 6 cents flat,<br>
> > enough for a pitch raise, it was in solidly in tune with itself
& I<br>
> > wondered<br>
> > why I was there. It is also an easy piano to tune.<br>
> ><br>
> > I really like the Kawai grands in general.
The tone is far more<br>
> > interesting than it other Japanese competitor & I can do
wonderful things<br>
> > with the voicing . However on some of the grands &
verticals a like have<br>
> > pins do not render well.<br>
> ><br>
> > Ed I don't get it & would like to know this is
only an isolated incident<br>
> > as I currently have a client looking to buy one of the same
models<br>
> ><br>
> > Dale<br>
> ><br>
> > After lifting, leveling, and fitting, the power, sustain,
and voicing<br>
> > will<br>
> > improve.<br>
> ><br>
> > String lifting is a skill just like tuning, I would hardly call
it<br>
> > indiscriminate.<br>
> ><br>
> > Regards Roger<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
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>PIANISSIMO PIANOFORTE S.L.<br>
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